SOUTH AFRICA VS TAJIKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TAJIKISTAN		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	83,500	3	32,739	+ 50,761
Stroke	2	35,878	4	30,693	+ 5,185
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	18,147	2	39,341	- 21,194
Liver Disease	4	11,992	14	9,013	+ 2,979
Hypertension	5	10,005	12	12,789	- 2,783
Diabetes Mellitus	6	9,401	5	30,188	- 20,787
Low Birth Weight	7	9,086	16	6,250	+ 2,836
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,495	11	13,014	- 4,519
Birth Trauma	9	7,390	30	3,004	+ 4,386
Lung Disease	10	6,846	13	11,895	- 5,048
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,303	25	4,351	+ 1,953
Stomach Cancer	12	4,382	39	1,535	+ 2,847
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	4,268	8	15,843	- 11,575
Tuberculosis	14	4,260	6	21,965	- 17,705
Drownings	15	3,372	32	2,403	+ 969
Oesophagus Cancer	16	3,156	29	3,486	- 329
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	3,010	22	4,676	- 1,666
Epilepsy	18	2,480	37	1,870	+ 610
Kidney Disease	19	2,375	9	15,302	- 12,927
Suicide	20	2,319	10	13,774	- 11,455
Falls	21	2,150	42	1,399	+ 751
Meningitis	22	1,977	26	3,660	- 1,683
Fires	23	1,848	27	3,618	- 1,769
Lung Cancers	24	1,776	15	7,705	- 5,929
HIV/AIDS	25	1,698	1	71,996	- 70,298
Pertussis	26	1,687	43	1,142	+ 545
Other Injuries	27	1,672	17	6,014	- 4,342
Asthma	28	1,603	18	5,966	- 4,363
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,478	46	1,077	+ 401
Liver Cancer	30	1,374	33	2,383	- 1,010
Rheumatic Heart Disease	31	1,291	47	1,015	+ 276
Lymphomas	32	1,291	31	2,818	- 1,527
Breast Cancer	33	1,251	23	4,533	- 3,282
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,184	19	5,890	- 4,706
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,173	28	3,587	- 2,414
Violence	36	987	7	21,000	- 20,013
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	938	36	1,894	- 956
Alcohol	38	738	49	987	- 249
Cervical Cancer	39	664	20	5,555	- 4,891
Uterin Cancer	40	645	54	512	+ 133
Oral Cancer	41	625	41	1,406	- 781
Leukemia	42	615	40	1,464	- 849
Pancreas Cancer	43	565	35	2,007	- 1,442
Inflammatory/Heart	44	456	21	5,408	- 4,952
Maternal Conditions	45	365	38	1,700	- 1,334
Ovary Cancer	46	345	51	951	- 605
Upper Respiratory	47	320	60	223	+ 97
Bladder Cancer	48	298	52	829	- 531
Hepatitis B	49	234	61	139	+ 95
Poisonings	50	225	50	975	- 751
Skin Cancers	51	212	48	993	- 781
Prostate Cancer	52	190	24	4,374	- 4,183
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	160	55	376	- 215
Encephalitis	54	159	59	234	- 75
Drug Use	55	124	53	770	- 646
Syphilis	56	118	44	1,130	- 1,011
Tetanus	57	117	65	38	+ 79
Appendicitis	58	102	56	274	- 172
Skin Disease	59	53	45	1,101	- 1,048
Hepatitis C	60	46	70	8	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	61	42	58	267	- 225
Multiple Sclerosis	62	41	62	113	- 71
Leishmaniasis	63	22	77	0	+ 22
Malnutrition	64	15	34	2,381	- 2,366
Chlamydia	65	8	68	18	- 10
War	66	6	64	66	- 59
Diphtheria	67	4	69	16	- 12
Ascariasis	68	3	71	3	+ 0
Dengue	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	67	19	- 19
Measles	71	0	57	270	- 270
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	63	83	- 83
Schistosomiasis	76	0	66	35	- 35
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Tajikistan

South Africa

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.